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New songs for spooky season

Kyla Smith October 16, 2023
Leaf prints have now imprinted the pavements of Commonwealth Ave. and the gushes of wind have left us reaching for sweaters. Fall has finally arrived and a new playlist is definitely needed to get through the next couple months.
Spotify on an iPhone. Frances gives us a breakdown of her top five artists and top song from her 2021 Spotify Wrapped. COURTESY OF SARA KURFESS VIA UNSPLASH

Analyzing my Spotify Wrapped, the artists, songs that got me through

Frances Beedon December 5, 2021
A big thank you to all of the artists that got me through the year. Let's do it again in 2022.
the sound of boston university playlist on spotify

‘The Sound of Boston University’ provides 100-song snapshot into life at BU

Emma Vacirca March 15, 2021
The Spotify playlist "The Sound of Boston University,” curated from student listening patterns, spans a variety of genres and artists. For some students, it represents the “calm in the midst of city life.”
Rapper Mac Miller’s latest, posthumous album, “Circles,” was released Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY AUSMA PALMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Mac Miller’s career comes full circle with “Circles”

David Simon January 20, 2020
Rapper Mac Miller passed away after a long battle with substance abuse in September 2018. But luckily for his fans, he is survived through his work. “Circles” is a bittersweet farewell from Miller to his fans and brings his discography full circle with a project that, although is not his best work, is a strong collection of songs.
Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Thanksgiving is over

Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Thanksgiving is over

Patrick Burke November 26, 2018

Thanksgiving is over and done with, leaving everyone much more full than they were at this time last week. Regardless of the origins of this holiday, a good meal is unbeatable, and I was lucky enough to...

Bearing Witness: An open letter to Mac Miller

Bearing Witness: An open letter to Mac Miller

Ariel Stein September 10, 2018

Dear Mac Miller, As a girl from Pittsburgh and specifically your very-own Squirrel Hill neighborhood, you composed a soundtrack to my generation’s coming-of-age story. In your album “Blue Slide...

Local rapper Michael Christmas performed Wednesday at the Converse store on Newbury Street. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROB COLLINS

‘Christmas’ spirit returns to Boston: Local rapper holds homecoming on Newbury Street

Alex Siber December 5, 2014

Celebrated returns rank among the most thrilling narratives, and Michael Christmas’ homecoming show Wednesday evening was no exception. Fifteen minutes before the Roxbury-raised rapper’s 6 p.m. set...

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